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Tropical Storm Karen weakened to a depression as it hovered off the Louisiana coast on Saturday after earlier fears it would reach hurricane strength prompted the evacuation of some coastal areas and disrupted U.S. energy output in the Gulf of Mexico. Karen's top sustained winds dropped to 35 mph on Saturday night. That was down from 65 mph on Thursday and 50 mph on Friday, and National Hurricane Center forecasters in Miami said Karen had lost its status as a tropical storm. "All tropical storm warnings have been discontinued," the center said in an advisory. "There are no coastal tropical storm warnings or watches in effect." Dry air and wind shear had been...

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Tropical Storm Karen weakened to a depression as it hovered off the Louisiana coast on Saturday after earlier fears it would reach hurricane strength prompted the evacuation of some coastal areas and disrupted U.S. energy output in the Gulf of...

Thomas Jefferson was a failure.
Yes, the man did some good work, writing the Declaration of Independence and running the country as our third president. Monticello is fairly impressive, too. But there is no way around it: As a winemaker, Jefferson was...

PhotoWizard-Photo Editor($1.99 for iOS; $2.99 for iPad version)What it is: An intuitive photo app that lets you edit photos and add special effects.How it works: After launching the app, you can choose to edit a photo in your device's camera library or...

Shannon Lee, the only surviving child of Bruce Lee, grew up in Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Her father, a big-screen martial-arts legend, would have been 71 this year. His daughter heads his corporate legacy as CEO of Bruce Lee Enterprises and president...

In a year rife with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, premiums for homeowners insurance are on the rise.
And forecasts, including an updated one in early August from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center, are calling for a...

It's hurricane season, as the East Coast doesn't need to be told in the wake of Irene. Here's a Category 10 set of facts:
1. Hurricane, typhoon or cyclone? It isn't as simple as you might think, according to the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological...

Nearly two years ago, Dalia van den Boogaard of Mission Viejo, Calif. sent me an essay she'd written about the jangle of emotions she'd felt when numerous family heirlooms and other possessions were destroyed by floodwaters that poured into her ...

Those looking for friends and relatives displaced by Hurricane Katrina can try a number of resources.
Many Web sites are seeking to connect people, notably CNN.com, which offers a "safe list" on which people can post their names and tell...

I have no excuse for this oversight. I can only apologize that it was not until the closing hours of the Republican convention that I wandered up to the complimentary spa and makeover station set up in the building where the reporters covering the...

Dear Travel Diva: I saved up for six years to get enough points on my Royal Caribbean credit card to get a free three-night cruise from Miami to the Bahamas.
It was a disaster. It rained the whole time.
Our ship could not tender to (private island) Coco...

If Hurricane Irene continues on its current path, air travelers with flights anywhere from Norfolk to New England should probably plan on staying put this weekend.
Earlier this afternoon, both AirTran and Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at...

Professional motorcycle racer Shelina Moreda has always liked moving fast. She was just a toddler when she rode ATVs. She fell in love with dirt bikes at the age of 12. Her mother and father — who raced cars and dirt bikes himself — were supportive when...

Brazilian racecar driver Helio Castroneves has already won the Indianapolis 500 three times and he's gunning for a fourth Indy title this year. "It's a great race and such an honor to compete in it," says the 36-year-old champion. "I'm very...

Officials for the IZOD IndyCar Series and the Baltimore Grand Prix are praying for sunny, dry weather Sunday, but they are prepared to change the format or schedule should heavy rains hit the city.
While Grand Prix CEO and president Jay Davidson said...

It should be a busier than normal tropical season with 12 to 18 named storms, including six to 10 hurricanes, government forecasters said Thursday. They predict three to six of the hurricanes will be major with winds greater than 110 mph.
The main...

The worst of the heavy thunderstorms have left the Chicago area, but the rain they left behind is resulting in flood warnings throughout northern Illinois. A flood warning remains in effect for northern Cook, southern Lake, Lee, DuPage, DeKalb,...

Tropical Storm Arlene strengthened slightly as it neared landfall Thursday morning along Mexico's eastern coast, the National Hurricane Center reported. Arlene, the first named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, was moving west at about 9 mph,...

Tropical Storm Emily emerged in the Caribbean near the Lesser Antilles on Monday evening, and its initially predicted to draw close to South Florida on Saturday as a minimal hurricane. It has had little change in strength since forming.
At 5 a.m. the...

Hurricane Irene has intensified to a strong Category 2 system, as it continues on a path toward the Bahamas. At 8 a.m. Tuesday, the storm was in the Atlantic about 70 miles south-southeast of Grand Turk Island, moving west-northwest at 10 mph with...

Hurricane Irene, already a 120-mph powerhouse with tropical storm winds 230 miles from its center, was turning toward North Carolina's Outer Banks late Wednesday en route to a very wet and potentially dangerous weekend encounter with Maryland's Eastern...